Smoking pipe and tube



March 13, 1934. L E O 1,951,097

SMOKING PIPE AND TUBE Original Filed Nov. 951

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Patented Mar. 13, 1934 QNETEE STATES PATENT @FFEQE SMOKING PIPE AND TUBE W. Va.

Application November 9, 1931, Serial No. 573,945 Renewed August 5, 1933 4 Claims. (o1. 240-646) This invention relates to smoking pipes and tubes, and the invention comprises an illuminating means carried within the stem portion of the receptacle or the portable self-contained pipe.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a smoking pipe or tube having incorporated therein a self-contained portable lamp whereby the pipe may be used for smoking purposes as well as an illuminator.

A further object of this invention is to provide a smoking pipe or tube in which the same is provided with a bore for receiving the batteries extending substantially parallel to the bore oi" the smoking pipe or tube, thereby presenting a compact unit adapted to be easily carried in a personal receptacle.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following description, forming a part of this specification and in which,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view illustrating the invention as applied to a smoking pipe and showing the manner in which the illuminating device is mounted therein;

Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal crosssectional view further illustrating the manner in which the portable electric illuminator is mounted within the stem portion of the bowl;

Figure 3 is a transverse cross-sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 1, looking in t-e direction of the arrows, illustrating the position of the bores in the bowl stem of the smoking p p Figure 4 is a transverse cross-sectional View taken on line 4-i of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows, illustrating the connection between the stem of the bowl and the mouthpiece;

Figure 5 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the invention as applied to a smoking tube or cigarette holder;

Figure 6 is a front elevation of the modified form of the invention shown in Figure 5, illus- 45 trading the arrangement of the cigarette receiving bore relative to the lens of the illuminator;

Figure 7 is a transverse cross-sectional View taken on line 7-? of Figure 5, looking in the direction of the arrows illustrating the manner 50 of arranging the bores and showing the manner in which the headlamp may be unscrewed to break the contact between the batteries and the filament;

Figure 8 is a transverse cross-sectional view -taken on line 88 of Figure 5, looking in the direction of the arrows, further illustrating the position of the bores and the general contour of the cigarette receptor and Figure 9 is a side elevation illustrating the invention as applied to a smoking pipe as shown in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustrating the invention and wherein like reference characters will be employed to designate like parts throughout the same, the reference character 5 will generally be employed to designate the stem portion of a smoking pipe having the usual bowl 6 and the stem 5 is generally or an oval shape in cross-section in close relation to the bowl 6, while it terminates in circular cross-section.

This construction provides an enlarged porticn 7 below the bowl 6 which is adapted to be bored as at 8 for receiving a screw threaded thimble 9 into which may be screwed a suitable electric lamp designated by the reference character 10. Communicating with the bore 8 is a bore 11 having an enlarged portion 12 for receiving a reflector 13 having suitable screw threads through which the screw threads of the electric lamp 10 are passed with the reflector 13 rigidly secured to the electric lamp 10 adjacent the threaded base thereof. The reflector 13 is provided near its outer end with screw threads 14 for receiving an internally screw threaded collar 15 having one of its ends overturned as at 16 for retaining a lens 17. By tightening the internally screw threaded collar 15 upon the reflector 13, the electric lamp 10 may be screwed or unscrewed from its socket 9 whereby the contact of the electric light 10 will be moved out of engagement with the positive electrode 18 of an electric battery 19 which is received in a bore 20 aligned with the bores 8 and 11. If desired, the bore 20 may be extended to receive another battery 19' as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

' The bowl of the pipe 6 communicates with a metallic tube 21 which is mounted in a bore 22 directly above the bore 20 so that communication between the bowl 6 through the port 23 to the stem 24 may be established. 'It is to be noted that one end of the tube 21 is formed with an angle portion 25 adapted to extend beyond a metal ferrule 26 secured to the end of the stem 5 and that the free end of the angle portion 25 is enlarged as at 28 and is externally screw threaded as at 29 for receiving corresponding screw threads 30 formed in an enlarged bore 31 of the mouth-piece bore 32 whereby the mouth-piece 24 may be screw threaded onto the enlarged por= tion 28 of the angle tube 25.

' ceptor portion of a cigarette holder preferably oval-shape in cross-section as shown in Figures 7 and 8 and terminating at one end in a circular portion which is confined within a metal ferrule 6a. The'opposite end of the receptor a is provided with a tubular extension 7a'for receiving a cigarette or other smoking cartridge. The bore of the projection 7a communicates with a bore' 8a in the receptor portion 5a as at Sat and it is proposed to taper the bore of the cigarette holding tube 7a as clearly shown in Figure 5. Mounted within the bore 8a is a metallic tube 10awhich has one end presented to the tapered bore 9a while the opposite end is provided with an angle portion 11a and terminates in an enlarged screw threaded portion 12a which extends through the metal ferrule 60, in order that a mouth-piece 13a having internal screw threads at the enlarged portion of the bore 1411 may be screwed onto and off of the enlarged portion 12a.

Extending obliquely to the bore 8a is a bore 14a which extends from a point close to the angle portion 11a of the tube 10a to a position forward thereof wherein the bore terminates in an enlarged bore 15a having internal screw threads for receiving an internally screw threaded collar 16a. Directly forward of the screw threaded collar 15a there is provided a bore 17a enlarged as at 18a for receiving an electric lamp reflector 19a, lens holder 20a, and lens 2111 similar in construction to the reflector and lens holder shown in Figures 1 and 2. The electric lamp 220; is screw threaded tacts 23a of the electric light 22a will engage a small pair of electric batteries designated by the reference character 24a. As shown in Figure 5, the positive terminals of the electric batteries 24a T, are connected in series and electric contact is established through the negative sides of the batteris through a wire 26a connecting the screw threaded collar 16a and the metal tube 10a which has its gangle portion 11a presented to the end or negative side of the battery.

Connectionbetween the screw threaded thimble 9, shown in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, to the batteries is established by means of the screw threaded thimble 9 engaging one end of the metallic tube 21 as clearly illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 so that the angle portion of the metallic tube 21 may engage one end of one of the bat teries 19 or the negative side of the battery.

In operation of the device, the user merely has to turn the internally screw threaded collar 15 shown in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive and the internally screw threaded collar 20a shown in Figures 5 to 8 inclusive, which causes the screw threaded portion of the electric lamp to move into and out of the screw threaded collarsB and 16a whereby the contacts of the electric'lamp will be moved into and out of engagement with the positive contact of the foremost battery.

It is to be understood, that the device may be easily carried in the users pocket and the portable self-contained electric lamp in no way interferes with the smoking qualities of the pipe or cigarette holder.

It is also to be understood, that the form of the invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred embodiment of the invention and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention, or the scope of the sub-joined claims.

I claim:- a

1. In combination with a smoking appliance, of a portable electric lamp contained therein comprising an electric bulb mounted within the forward portion of the smoking appliance, a reflector and lens unit projecting beyond the forward portion of the smoking appliance for turning the electric bulb in its socket, electric batteries mounted in back of the electric bulb and within the stem portion or the smoking implement, said batteries having positive terminals presented to'the electric bulb, one of which is in direct contact therewith and a tube for connecting the opposite terminal of the electric bulb to the negative side of the battery, said tube also forming a conduit from the smoking implement to the mouth-piece thereof.

2. In combination witha smoking appliance, of a self-contained portable electric lamp mounted therein consisting of an electric bulb mounted in the forward portion of the smoking appliance, a refiectorsecured to the electric bulb, a lens mounted in front of the reflector, an internally screw threaded thimble for holding the lens to the refiector, whereby turning of the internally screw threaded thimble will move theelectric bulb into and out of its socket, an electric battery mounted directly in back of the electric bulb having its positive terminal engaging the central contact of the electric bulb, and a tube connecting the smoking appliance to the mouth-piece, said tube also forming one of the connections between the electric bulb and the battery.

3. In combination with a smoking appliance, having a tobacco receptacle and a mouth-piece, of a portable self-contained electric lamp mounted in, close relation to the tobacco receptacle, said portable self-contained electric lampncomprising a screw threaded thimble threaded into a bore in the forward portion of the tobacco receptacle directly thereunder, an electric bulb screw threaded into the screw threaded thimble, a reflector secured to the electric bulb, a transparent member carriedby the reflector, a battery mounted in back of the electric bulb whereby the positive contact thereof will engage one of the terminals of the electric bulb; and a tube connecting the tobacco receptacle of the smoking appliance to the mouth-piece thereof whereby said tube will also form the other connection between the electric bulb and the battery.

4. In combination with'a smoking pipe, of a portable self-contained electric lamp carried in the stem portion of the pipe, said portable selfcontained electric lamp comprising a screw threaded thimble threaded into a bore in the forward portion of the bowl of the pipe directly there under, an electric bulb threaded into the screw threaded thimble, a reflector screw threaded onto the electric bulb, whereby the reflector will be rigidly attached to the electric bulb, a transparent lens carried by the reflector, a battery mounted directly in back of the electric bulb so that the positive terminal thereof engages one of the contacts of the electric bulb, and a conduit connecting the bowl of the pipe to the stern thereof, said conduit also forming the other connection between the electric bulb and the battery.

GEORGE LYESO. 

